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Complete revisal of all the acts of Assembly, of the province of North-Carolina, now in force and use: together with the titles of all such laws as are obsolete, expired, or repealed: with marginal notes and references, and an exact table to the whole

LAWS of N O R T H - C A R O L I N A.
CTpmifilonfrs to
ri;rnuVeNufance's.
Luts to be paLd
or done with
P.fti ar.d Rails.
Difpofition thereof by Will, or otherwile, then, and in fucli Cafe, the faid Lot or ^- l^- 1745.
Lots fhall revert to the iaid Commiffioners ^ and fliall be fold by t'le Coinri-iiffioners
'-'^' :
aforefaid, for as much as they can get ; and the Money arifmg by fuch Sale Ihali be c rli^.rfiU.asl'*
difpofed of by them for the Ufe of the faid Town.
XIII. A N D for tlie better Encouragement of Perfons to fettle in the faid Town, veflrie, to be
Be it Ena.3ed^ by the Authority aforefaid, 1 hat from and after the Ratification of tliis
^^^'^ '" '^''''"•
Act, all Veilries for the faid Parifl:i Ihall be made and held in the 1 ov/n of Brunf
wick, and at no other Place whatfoever.
XIV. A tJB he it further Ev.c.5ied, hy the Authority afcrefakl. That the Church church to be
for St. Philif^ aforefaid, Ihall be built in the faid Town ot £ri:?2'zvick. Lu.k m Town.
XV. AND be it further Ena^ed, hy the Authority aforefaid. That the Commif-fioners
aforefaid, or any Three of them, fhall have lull Power and Authority and
they are hereby authorized and impowered, to remove all Nufances, or v/hat they
ihall judge Nufances, within the Limits of the faid Town, and fhall not fufFer any
Perlbn, O.vner of any Lot or Lots in the faid Town, to inclofe the fame with a com-mon
Stake or Worm Fence; but every Perfon who will inclofe a Lot or Lots fliall
inclofe the fame with Pales, or Polls and Rails fet up : And if any Perfon or Per-fans,
after Notice given, fhall not take away and remove fuch Stake or Worm
Fence, then, and in fuch Cafe, the faid CommilTioners, or any Three of them
(hall order the fame to be taken away, at the Cofts and Charges of the Perfon who is
in PofTefTion of the faid Lot or Lots : And if the PclTeircr refufes to pav for the
fame, then any Three of the Commiffioners aforefaid ar„^ hereby impowered' and au-thorized
to grant a Warrant, under their Hands and Seals, direfted to the Conftable
of the faid Town, to levy the fame, by Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods,
returning the Overplus to the Owner 5 and the faid Conftable is hereby required to
execute the faid Warrant.
XVI. AND be it further EnaHed, by the Authority aforefaid. That all and
every Perfon and Perfons, PofTcfTors or Owners of any Lot or Lots in the faid
Town,_ fhall, within One Year after the Ratification of this Aft, clear all and
every fuch Lot and Lots by them held or pofTefTed, of all Wood,; tJnderwood,
Brulh or Grubs, growing, ftanding, or being on the faid Lots.
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XVII. AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That iFany Per-fon
or Perfons, PdfTefTor or Owner of any Lot or L.ots in the faid Town, fhall omit
or negleft to clear the fame, as above direfted, within the Time above limited, and
keep and maintain the f^ime fo cleared, then, and in fuch Cafe, the Commifhoners,
or any Three of them, fhall caufe the fame to be cleared, at the Cofts and Charges
of the Party offending -, and if the Party fo offending fhall, upon Demand made,
ret ufe to pay fuch Sum or Sums as the Commiihoncrs, or any Three of them, fliall
order, for clearing the fame, then the faid Com.mifTioners, or any Three of 'them,
ihall ilTue a Warrant, under their Hands and Seals, to the Conflable of the faid
Town, to levy the fame, by Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods, returnino-the
Overplus, after all Charges are paid.
^
XVIII. AND he It further Ena^fcd, hy the Authority aforefaid. That if at any
Time, after Twenty Days after tlie Ratification of this Aft, anv Tavern-keeper,
Ordinary-keeper, or any other Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, felling Liquor, or
keeping a Public Houfe in the faid Town, fhall fuffer any Perfon or Perfons what-foever,
to fit tippling or drinking in his Hou.fe, in Tim.e of Divine Service on the
Sabbath Day, or fliall fuffer any Perfon or Perfons to get drunk in his Houfe on
the Sabbath, fuch Perfon or Perfons fo offending, fnairforfeit and pay, for every
fuch Offence, the Sum of Ten Shillings, Proclamation Monev.
I'ropriefrs to
clear tl-.eir Loti
Within I Year,
If they npplfft
ti) ckar thtm,
CommiHiiineis to
hfve it done, at
furh Owners
Cliaige.
OrJ'n-:rv keepers
no: to {:({cr tip-ji'ing
in their
II ules en the
Szbbath, on I'en,
of 30S.
XIX. AND

LAWS of N O R T H - C A R O L I N A.
CTpmifilonfrs to
ri;rnuVeNufance's.
Luts to be paLd
or done with
P.fti ar.d Rails.
Difpofition thereof by Will, or otherwile, then, and in fucli Cafe, the faid Lot or ^- l^- 1745.
Lots fhall revert to the iaid Commiffioners ^ and fliall be fold by t'le Coinri-iiffioners
'-'^' :
aforefaid, for as much as they can get ; and the Money arifmg by fuch Sale Ihali be c rli^.rfiU.asl'*
difpofed of by them for the Ufe of the faid Town.
XIII. A N D for tlie better Encouragement of Perfons to fettle in the faid Town, veflrie, to be
Be it Ena.3ed^ by the Authority aforefaid, 1 hat from and after the Ratification of tliis
^^^'^ '" '^''''"•
Act, all Veilries for the faid Parifl:i Ihall be made and held in the 1 ov/n of Brunf
wick, and at no other Place whatfoever.
XIV. A tJB he it further Ev.c.5ied, hy the Authority afcrefakl. That the Church church to be
for St. Philif^ aforefaid, Ihall be built in the faid Town ot £ri:?2'zvick. Lu.k m Town.
XV. AND be it further Ena^ed, hy the Authority aforefaid. That the Commif-fioners
aforefaid, or any Three of them, fhall have lull Power and Authority and
they are hereby authorized and impowered, to remove all Nufances, or v/hat they
ihall judge Nufances, within the Limits of the faid Town, and fhall not fufFer any
Perlbn, O.vner of any Lot or Lots in the faid Town, to inclofe the fame with a com-mon
Stake or Worm Fence; but every Perfon who will inclofe a Lot or Lots fliall
inclofe the fame with Pales, or Polls and Rails fet up : And if any Perfon or Per-fans,
after Notice given, fhall not take away and remove fuch Stake or Worm
Fence, then, and in fuch Cafe, the faid CommilTioners, or any Three of them
(hall order the fame to be taken away, at the Cofts and Charges of the Perfon who is
in PofTefTion of the faid Lot or Lots : And if the PclTeircr refufes to pav for the
fame, then any Three of the Commiffioners aforefaid ar„^ hereby impowered' and au-thorized
to grant a Warrant, under their Hands and Seals, direfted to the Conftable
of the faid Town, to levy the fame, by Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods,
returning the Overplus to the Owner 5 and the faid Conftable is hereby required to
execute the faid Warrant.
XVI. AND be it further EnaHed, by the Authority aforefaid. That all and
every Perfon and Perfons, PofTcfTors or Owners of any Lot or Lots in the faid
Town,_ fhall, within One Year after the Ratification of this Aft, clear all and
every fuch Lot and Lots by them held or pofTefTed, of all Wood,; tJnderwood,
Brulh or Grubs, growing, ftanding, or being on the faid Lots.
\. •. ^fh7-.r
XVII. AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid. That iFany Per-fon
or Perfons, PdfTefTor or Owner of any Lot or L.ots in the faid Town, fhall omit
or negleft to clear the fame, as above direfted, within the Time above limited, and
keep and maintain the f^ime fo cleared, then, and in fuch Cafe, the Commifhoners,
or any Three of them, fhall caufe the fame to be cleared, at the Cofts and Charges
of the Party offending -, and if the Party fo offending fhall, upon Demand made,
ret ufe to pay fuch Sum or Sums as the Commiihoncrs, or any Three of them, fliall
order, for clearing the fame, then the faid Com.mifTioners, or any Three of 'them,
ihall ilTue a Warrant, under their Hands and Seals, to the Conflable of the faid
Town, to levy the fame, by Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods, returnino-the
Overplus, after all Charges are paid.
^
XVIII. AND he It further Ena^fcd, hy the Authority aforefaid. That if at any
Time, after Twenty Days after tlie Ratification of this Aft, anv Tavern-keeper,
Ordinary-keeper, or any other Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, felling Liquor, or
keeping a Public Houfe in the faid Town, fhall fuffer any Perfon or Perfons what-foever,
to fit tippling or drinking in his Hou.fe, in Tim.e of Divine Service on the
Sabbath Day, or fliall fuffer any Perfon or Perfons to get drunk in his Houfe on
the Sabbath, fuch Perfon or Perfons fo offending, fnairforfeit and pay, for every
fuch Offence, the Sum of Ten Shillings, Proclamation Monev.
I'ropriefrs to
clear tl-.eir Loti
Within I Year,
If they npplfft
ti) ckar thtm,
CommiHiiineis to
hfve it done, at
furh Owners
Cliaige.
OrJ'n-:rv keepers
no: to {:({cr tip-ji'ing
in their
II ules en the
Szbbath, on I'en,
of 30S.
XIX. AND